Indigo is a given name often used in reference to the
color
Color (or colour in English in the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth English; American and British English spelling differences#-our, -or, see spelling differences) is the visual perception based on the electromagnetic spectrum. Though co ...
, a shade between the colors
blue
Blue is one of the three primary colours in the RYB color model, RYB colour model (traditional colour theory), as well as in the RGB color model, RGB (additive) colour model. It lies between Violet (color), violet and cyan on the optical spe ...
and
violet
Violet may refer to:
Common meanings
* Violet (color), a spectral color with wavelengths shorter than blue
* One of a list of plants known as violet, particularly:
** ''Viola'' (plant), a genus of flowering plants
Places United States
* Vi ...
. Deep blue indigo dye was originally derived from the plant called
true indigo.
The name is in use for both boys and girls in the
Anglosphere
The Anglosphere, also known as the Anglo-American world, is a Western-led sphere of influence among the Anglophone countries. The core group of this sphere of influence comprises five developed countries that maintain close social, cultura ...
. It has ranked among the 1,000 most popular names for newborn girls in England and Wales at different points since 1999 and in the United States since 2021.
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It may refer to:
Men
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Indigo Diaz (born 1998), Canadian professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees
Women
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Indigo
InterGlobe Aviation Limited (d/b/a IndiGo), is an India, Indian airline headquartered in Gurgaon, Haryana, India. It is the largest List of airlines of India, airline in India by passengers carried and fleet size, with a 64.1% domestic market ...
, stage name of American actress and DJ Alyssa Nichols (born 1984)
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Indigo De Souza
Indigo De Souza (born July 1, 1997) is an American singer-songwriter from Asheville, North Carolina. Her third album, ''All of This Will End'', was released in April 2023. She has been noted for creating "intimate, anxious indie rock songs hat
A hat is a Headgear, head covering which is worn for various reasons, including protection against weather conditions, ceremonial reasons such as university graduation, religious reasons, safety, or as a fashion accessory. Hats which incorpor ...
...
(born 1997), American–Brazilian singer-songwriter
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Indigo Sparke, Australian indie rock musician
Fictional characters
*Sister Indigo, a character from the 1985 American drama television series ''
Hell Town''
See also
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Inigo
Inigo is a masculine given name deriving from the Castilian rendering (Íñigo) of the medieval Basque name Eneko. Ultimately, the name means "my little (man)". While mostly seen among the Iberian diaspora, it also gained a limited popularity ...
Notes
Given names derived from colors
Given names derived from plants or flowers
English unisex given names
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